Wi-Fi & Bluetooth LE SoC NANO

(BK7231N)

Version: 20220113

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Contents

1 Applications 2

2 Components 3

3 I/O port and pin description 4

4 Load-carrying capacity 8

5 Schematic diagram and PCB 9

6 How USB-to-serial works 11

7 Connection for DOWNLOAD mode 13

8 Connection for viewing logs on the host 14

9 Connection for user I/O and host communication 15

10 Connection for using both UARTs as GPIOs 16

11 USB-to-serial chip driver 17

12 Things to note 18

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The Tuya Sandwich Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE combo SoC NANO has BK7231N chip as
a microcontroller, which is designed to help you easily prototype your IoT ideas. It
can work with functional boards or circuit boards to implement specific features.

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 1 Applications

1 Applications

• This development board applies to a wide range of prototypes implemented

with Tuya’s no-code solutions, such as sockets, power strips, switches, and
lights.
• Develop with the board to build your IoT projects easily and fast.
• You can use this board for different development purposes.

– Embedded program development and debugging

– App development and debugging
– Creating connected devices that can be controlled with a mobile phone
– Getting started with IoT development and learning how the Wi-Fi-based
control system works

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 2 Components

2 Components

The development board is integrated with the cost-effective Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE
combo chip BK7231N from Beken Corporation. It has on-board buttons, LED, GPIOs,
and a USB-to-serial chip. For more information, see BK7231N Datasheet.

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 3 I/O port and pin description

3 I/O port and pin description

1. Micro-USB (CN1): Inputs 5V DC voltage and provides two extended serial ports
2. DIP switch (S1): Flip the toggle to the ON position to complete the circuit. The
switch is used to open and close the circuit between the USB-to-serial chip and
the chip’s serial port.
3. LED indicator (D3): When the 3.3V power is on, the LED is on.
4. Button (S2): When the button is pressed, P9 outputs low. When the button is
released, it outputs high.
5. LED indicator (D2): When P16 outputs low, the LED is on.
6. Button (RST): When the button is pressed, P9 outputs low. When the button is
released, it outputs high.

• Pin description

No. Pin name Description

1 NC Leave it floating.
2 3.3V 3.3V power pin.
3 NC Leave it floating.
4 NC Leave it floating.
5 NC Leave it floating.

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 3 I/O port and pin description

No. Pin name Description

6 P26 GPIOP_26 on BK7231N,

which can be reused as
the PWM5.
7 P24 GPIOP_24 on BK7231N,
which can be reused as
the PWM4.
8 P23 GPIOP_23 on BK7231N,
which can be reused as
the ADC.
9 P28 GPIOP_28 on BK7231N.

10 P22 GPIOP_22 on BK7231N.

11 P21 GPIOP_21 on BK7231N,

which can be reused as
the I2C1 SDA.
12 5V 5V power pin.
13 RST Clock enable (CEN) pin on
BK7231N. It can output
the chip enable and high
enable signals.
14 GND Ground pin.
15 NC Leave it floating.
16 P11 GPIOP_11 on BK7231N,
which can be reused as
the UART1 TXD pin and
generally used as the
user I/O.
17 P10 GPIOP_10 on BK7231N,
which can be reused as
the UART1 RXD pin and
generally used as the
user I/O.

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 3 I/O port and pin description

No. Pin name Description

18 RST Clock enable (CEN) pin on

BK7231N. It can output
the chip enable and high
enable signals.
19 GND Ground pin.
20 P09 GPIOP_09 on BK7231N,
which can be reused as
the PWM3.
21 P20 GPIOP_20 on BK7231N,
which can be reused as
the I2C1 SCL.
22 P01 GPIOP_01 on BK7231N,
which can be reused as
the UART2 RXD pin,
generally used for log
printing.
23 P00 GPIOP_00 on BK7231N,
which can be reused as
the UART2 TXD pin,
generally used for log
printing.
24 P08 GPIOP_08 on BK7231N,
which can be reused as
the PWM2.
25 P07 GPIOP_07 on BK7231N,
which can be reused as
the PWM1.
26 P06 GPIOP_06 on BK7231N,
which can be reused as
the PWM0.
27 P14 GPIOP_14 on BK7231N,
which can be reused as
the SPI SCK.

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 3 I/O port and pin description

No. Pin name Description

28 P16 GPIOP_16 on BK7231N,

which can be reused as
the SPI MOSI.
29 P15 GPIOP_15 on BK7231N,
which can be reused as
the SPI CSN.
30 P17 GPIOP_17 on BK7231N,
which can be reused as
the SPI MISO.

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 4 Load-carrying capacity

4 Load-carrying capacity

• When micro-USB (CN1) inputs 5V DC voltage, the board can supply power to
external components.

Power pin Rated voltage/current

5V Depends on the input current of the

adapter connected to the DC-005
terminal.
3.3V 3.3V/0.6A

• Characteristics of output voltage

Output
current 0A 0.15A 0.3A 0.45A 0.6A 0.75A

Output 3.34V 3.36V 3.37V 3.37V 3.38V 3.38V

voltage

Note: We tested the voltage under the condition that there is no output
voltage on the micro-USB (CN1) terminal.

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 5 Schematic diagram and PCB

5 Schematic diagram and PCB

• The schematic diagram of the board:

• The PCB board:

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 5 Schematic diagram and PCB

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 6 How USB-to-serial works

6 How USB-to-serial works

• The board has a built-in USB-to-serial chip. The single-channel USB port can
provide two extended serial ports. You can flip the DIP switch (S1) to enable
the 2-channel serial port on the BK7231N to connect to the USB-to-serial chip.
The following table lists the pin definition of the DIP switch.

DIP switch No. 1 2 3 4

BK7231N chip UART1_RX UART1_TX UART2_RX UART2_TX

USB-to-serial USB-TX0 USB-RX0 USB-TX1 USB-RX1
chip

Note:

Flip the toggle to the ON position to complete the circuit. The switch is
used to open and close the circuit between the USB-to-serial chip and the
chip’s serial port.

When you use the UART pin on the chip for communication with an MCU or
GPIO, flip the toggle of the corresponding channel to the OFF position (the
side with numbers) to open the circuit between the UART on BK7231N and
the USB-to-serial chip.

• The COM ports map to the UART pins as follows.

COM ports on the

computer SERIAL-A(COM23) SERIAL-B(COM22)

USB-to-serial chip USB-UART0 USB-UART1

BK7231N chip UART1 UART2

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 6 How USB-to-serial works

Note: The COM port number varies depending on computers so we use SERIAL-A
and SERIAL-B to indicate the two COM ports.

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 7 Connection for DOWNLOAD mode

7 Connection for DOWNLOAD mode

Flip the toggles of channel 1 and 2 on the DIP switch (S2) to the ON position to
complete the circuit between the UART1 on BK7231N and the host.

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 8 Connection for viewing logs on the host

8 Connection for viewing logs on the host

Flip the toggles of channel 3 and 4 on the DIP switch (S2) to the ON position to
complete the circuit between the UART2 on BK7231N and the host.

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 9 Connection for user I/O and host communication

9 Connection for user I/O and host communication

Flip the toggles of channel 1 and 2 on the DIP switch (S2) to the ON position to
complete the circuit between the UART1 on BK7231N and the host.

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 10 Connection for using both UARTs as GPIOs

10 Connection for using both UARTs as GPIOs

Flip the toggles of channel 1 to 4 on the DIP switch (S2) to the OFF position to open
the circuit between the UARTs on BK7231N and the USB-to-serial chip.

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 11 USB-to-serial chip driver

11 USB-to-serial chip driver

Download the USB-to-serial chip driver for your operating system.

• For Windows

• For Linux

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 12 Things to note

12 Things to note

• The board has a built-in power supply port and circuit, so the additional power
board is not necessary.
• This board only supports USB port that supplies 5V output.
• If you want to use P10, P11, P00, and P01 for other circuits, make sure to flip
the toggle of the corresponding channel to the OFF position to open the circuit
between the UART on BK7231N and the USB-to-serial chip.

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